Fire...

A little fire that happened just north of Crestomere, Alberta... It was a controlled burn that got a little out of hand...but by the time I hiked up from the road, the fire department left...

Office

We're defnitely opposites...but it keeps things interesting.



Well, it's Christmas eve...everyone left the newsroom but me.

I stayed behind to work on an article about a local woman with multiple sclerosis and how the latest decision by the Alberta Legislature to fund observational trials of the 'Zamboni treatment' affects people with MS in the country.

Writing isn't my favourite thing to do, but it's nice to help people share their stories - happy or sad.

An elderly woman gets in to her car

Post Number 50!

Slow news day...did a bit of shooting 'round 'town'...

Lunar Eclipse...

Unfortunately, when I packed for Alberta, I was forced to make the decision between clothes and a tripod...

And it's freaking cold here.

I used the windshield of my rental car and newswear for this photo...

Santa's Anonymous

Did an 'embed' with some teens from a high school who volunteered to drive around and deliver baskets of goods.

Unfortunately, due to privacy reasons, I couldn't shoot any of the people they were actually delivering to.

Paul Formosa

Some stills from my multimedia project on people who live in downtown Belleville. This guy's name is Paul Formosa. He is from Malta and has had a very interesting life of heartbreak and happiness.

I got to spend an afternoon with him, just drinking coffee and talking about life.

Kids sing to seniors!

Shooting assignments like these helped me really learn how to 'make' pictures. With most things I shoot, the pictures are there and I just capture them, but shooting these not-so-photographic events taught me a lot.

Rimbey and Ponoka

Recently started a three-week internship over Christmas break in Ponoka and Rimbey, AB.

 Workers build a house

 Horses

A business owner in Rimbey who is using corporate donations as well as personal donations to give back 

Home-schooled kid who won some kind of math award... Don't ask, I didnt write the article.

Video

Made a little piece...I was up until 8:30 am so I decided to make the best of it.

The Sun Rises on Belleville, Ontario from Adam Jackson on Vimeo.

Event: Christmas Train in Belleville

Gleaner's Foodbank of Belleville collects donations at the Annual Christmas Train event that draws hundreds of people to the East end of the city for music and celebration.

Rally of the Tall Pines

I recently covered the 40th annual Rally of the Tall Pines in Bancroft, Ont. I covered this last year, but I wasn't happy with just photos of cars racing by. I wanted to find some sort of interesting story...

Iva Malo and John Hall met online on a racing forum. Iva was looking for a co-pilot for the Tall Pines rally and John came out of retirement in order to help Iva.

I hung out with these two dudes for about 60 minutes total (when they were back for servicing) and really enjoyed my time with them.

Smoke

Eric Early

A few weather features...

Sense of Belonging

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This project is a small sense of belonging essay I'm working on. The idea behind the diptych (sp?) is that all of these men work hard with their hands. Whether they are scrap yard workers or farm hands, their hands are their livelihoods. 

While shooting each subject, I asked them a question: What do you hands mean to you?

As you could probably guess, I got some pretty crude answers at first, but a lot of the men had some good insight.

Motorcycle Accident

Stumbled upon an accident on the 401 on the way back to Belleville...
HAMILTON TWP, Ont. - An OPP officer photographs a motorcycle involved in an accident in the Eastbound lane of the 401 near Cobourg. The motorcycle was traveling Eastbound at around 4:30 when congestion caused a slow down and the bike was unable to stop before colliding with a utility trailer. A 39-year-old man and 28-year-old woman were taken to Northumberland Hills Hospital then airlifted to Toronto with life-threatening injuries. (11/10/10). Photo by Adam Jackson.

Col. Williams Story Update... Sorta.

Thursday, October 8th, Col. Russell Williams made a court appearance in Belleville court. I decided to attend, since a) I live across the street and b) I've been following this story since it broke out.

I had to go to class first, so I missed Williams' entry in to the court, but I was there for when he came out...
An OPP officer opens the fence nicknamed 'The Great Wall of Williams' as he Russell Williams leaves court on Thursday, Oct. 8th.



They had Williams blocked off extremely securely. Of the I'd say 40 photographers/videographers there, I'm pretty sure only two got the shot of his face...

While I'm not even close to 9 ft tall to reach over the fence nor did I bring a monopod, I went looking around. I found a nice angle by shooting underneath the tarp.

This is the angle I was looking at - Williams had to enter at this side as there were no doors on the other side.

 

This is the shot I had lined up - before an OPP officer came and told me and 2 other photographers to vacate the area.

Shooting these things demands a lot more than merely exposing an image or looking for a moment. It requires preparation and the ability to adapt to the situation...


This is nothing different than anything else in this case - it has all been a wild goose chase. From tracking down his cottage in Tweed with a mere direction on the highway to waiting around the courthouse, hoping Williams would show, it has been hard. But it has also helped me learn a lot.

Williams appears again in Court on October 18th, and I have a plan...until then,
 


Adam JacksonAndy Lloyd, brother of murder victim Jessica Lloyd leaves the Belleville courtroom soon after Col. Russell Williams' attorney said that Williams plans to plea guilty to two counts of first-degree murder, break and enter charges as well as sexual assault charges.

Flying High

Today, I got the opportunity to shoot Waterloo Region from a bit of a different perspective - in the sky.

Adam Gagnon, staff photographer for the Toronto Argonauts, who is also working on a book about Mennonites in the area invited me up about 30 minutes before the flight time, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity like that.

After we got out of the Kitchener/Waterloo area, I saw a lot of farms. A lot. That's alright though because after all, that's what Adam was looking for.

Adam Gagnon packs up after about an hour of shooting at around 3000 ft.Cows graze in a peculiar fashion on a farm in St. Clemens, Ont.

Busy Weekend

This weekend, I spanned about 500 km from Belleville. Friday night was spent in Kingston shooting Frontenacs vs. Bulls and Saturday night was spent in Toronto at Nuit Blanche.

Shooting Nuit Blanche was an interesting experience. It was a little difficult technically, but there were lots of lights to play with so I did not use flash what-so-ever.

Bit of a love/hate relationship with this photo. I decided to shoot the game with my 17-55mm lens because I had gotten a little bored of telephoto hockey photos. When this fight broke out, I was on the other corner, shooting through the hole. I saw the fight, quickly ran over to the glass and started shooting. The frame right before this caught a better moment, but wasn't sharp. Nature of the beast I suppose.

Gerry Bongard

Queen's University Football Home Opener

I was recently able to shoot the home opener for the Queen's University Golden Gaels Football team.

It's been ages...

KITCHENER, Ont. - Eric Lemberg swings and misses at a pitch
TORONTO, Ont. - Stephanie Kindle and Heidi Jackson pose for a picture with a gay pride participant during the gay pride parade in Toronto.
The Wade - Churchill family pose for a picture in their backyard. Glen (left) has been blind since birth, and Bailey (dog, centre) has become a part of the family, helping Glen out in many ways.
Eric Lemberg throws a ball from left field

Algonquin Park Beauty

This post isn't exactly 'journalistic' in nature, but I couldnt pass up posting pictures. Algonquin Park is probably one of the most beautiful places I have ever been.
Not much wildlife in the area that we were. Saw a few moose, but never had the camera with me
My friend Mike and his girlfriend enjoy a quiet moment on the beach of the Lake of Two RiversTwo people canoe across the Lake of Two Rivers